EU nationals still struggling to register with...

Thousands of European foreign nationals living in Cyprus and who require specific residence permits to register with the national health scheme (Gesy) are stuck in the wheels of an overloaded Civil and Migration Department.

It emerged on Tuesday that the issue which is effectively barring foreign nationals from the universal healthcare reform that launched on Saturday is far from being resolved due to a combination of understaffing at the Civil and Migration Department and a high number of applicants.